disassemble
verb
dis·as·sem·ble
ˌdis-ə-ˈsem-bəl 
disassembled; disassembling; disassembles
: to take apart
disassemble a watch
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: to come apart
the frame disassembles into sections
Synonyms
Examples of disassemble in a Sentence
The bookshelf disassembles for easy storage.
they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring
Recent Examples on the Web
The company counts as customers Dell, HP, and ABB as well as Sims Lifecycle Services, which works with data center customers to disassemble and repurpose data center gear.
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
The city’s landmark Wayfarers Chapel has been battered and had to be disassembled to save it this year.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
There were conversations about filming on-location, but sound and lighting made the process too tricky, so the crew wound up building a garage right on the soundstage, disassembling Jerry’s apartment and Monk’s Café for the occasion—an unprecedented move for sitcoms at the time.
—Thea Glassman, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
Bodies from donor vehicles are disassembled and cleaned in the dirty room.
—Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
The city’s landmark Wayfarers Chapel has been battered and had to be disassembled to save it this year.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
There were conversations about filming on-location, but sound and lighting made the process too tricky, so the crew wound up building a garage right on the soundstage, disassembling Jerry’s apartment and Monk’s Café for the occasion—an unprecedented move for sitcoms at the time.
—Thea Glassman, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
Bodies from donor vehicles are disassembled and cleaned in the dirty room.
—Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Disassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disassemble. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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